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Boston Fire Department Payroll

Boston Fire Department is represented in the Boston payroll dataset from 2011-2025. Across 27,822 reported records, the department accounts for $1,767,449,508 in total gross pay and $504,515,973 in overtime. Use this page to review the department’s recurring titles, top-paid records, and year-by-year payroll footprint.

Total pay

$1,767,449,508

Combined gross pay in this department.

Average pay

$63,527

Average gross pay per record.

Employee names

2,753

Distinct employee-name entries reported.

Overtime

$504,515,973

Combined overtime in the dataset.

Year-by-year department payroll

Year Total Gross
2025 $316,676,060
2024 $343,616,180
2023 $559,248,465
2022 $278,031,391
2021 $269,877,412
2020 $0
2019 $0
2018 $0
2017 $0
2016 $0
2015 $0
2014 $0
2013 $0
2012 $0
2011 $0

Payroll records for this department

Employee Year Department Title Total Gross Overtime
Edward M Kelly 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $6,996 $0
Santiago Lasa 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lt Admn-AdvanceTechnician $6,831 $0
Richard L Mercer 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $6,817 $0
Paul T. Capeless 2024 Boston Fire Department ICTtoFireComm Admin $6,666 $0
Joseph J Finnigan 2024 Boston Fire Department Inside Wireperson $6,583 $0
David J. Bergdoll 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $6,566 $0
Robert L. Biggs 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $6,555 $0
Joseph E Higgins 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $6,431 $0
Peyton William McKechnie 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $6,393 $0
David Hayes 2024 Boston Fire Department FF Place of Assembly Insp-ADR $6,229 $0
Allan M Young 2024 Boston Fire Department FF FPD(Plc of Assy Insp) Admin $6,213 $0
Edward C Curran 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $5,741 $0
Robert P Bullock 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $5,615 $0
William Francis McCarthy 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $5,416 $0
Henry Baston 2024 Boston Fire Department FF Personnel Admin $5,387 $0
Douglas T King 2024 Boston Fire Department FF (Auto Arson Unit) $5,367 $0
Paul A. Dolan 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-ADR $5,313 $0
Dennis L Keeley 2024 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief Tech-ADR $5,281 $0
Christopher A Serra 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $5,269 $0
John T. Morrissey 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $5,210 $0
Jacob Thomas Root 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $5,187 $0
John F Fitzpatrick 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $5,152 $0
Kevin Bailey 2024 Boston Fire Department FF (InctComndSp) DFC-ADR $4,982 $0
Dennis E Keith 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $4,982 $0
Keith T Wyzard 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $4,951 $0